Harry Potter fans were gearing up for the midnight launch of the sixth installment of the Harry Potter movie series “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” well before the actual movie was set to play.

At the Krikorian Redlands Cinema 14 on Tuesday, the line continued to grow as fans braved the scorching temperatures to ensure their spot in the theater to see the early showings of the film. The line wrapped around the building and was forming going south on Eureka Street late Tuesday afternoon.

Area residents, from left, Paige Caldwell, 18, of Redlands; Amanda Young, 18, of Redlands; and Julia Goldfard, 16, of Mentone wait on Tuesday for the midnight premier. The trio along with some friends say they had been in line since Sunday night.